Anyone ever had a broken arm?

[Pig Pen]

A few weeks (or maybe a month) ago I was vacuuming and got my big club feet all twisted up in a scatter rug and the power cord. I toppled over and "stovepiped" my right arm.

Wow did it hurt. But it never swelled up or bruised so I just assumed I was okay. I could barely move it for several days.

Well, weeks later it still hurts at the elbow joint and I can hear it grinding and popping when I move it. It bothers me to lift the lightest items.

I feel kind of foolish going to a doctor now. Does this sound serious to anyone?

 

[JimB.]

Does this sound serious to anyone?

Uh, yea.........................

Maybe not a broken bone, but could be joint or cartilage damage.

Go see your doctor.

Now.

If for no other reason to rule something serious OUT.

 

[danny1649]

To seek treatment from a M.D. at once.

 

[Pig Pen]

Wah! I don't want to go!

Wait, do you think this would force me to take time off work? I do type for a living you know.

 

[sweet angel]

Don't you think you should get it checked out just in case? I mean, what if it IS broken and now has started to heal improperly? I don't mean to scare you, but it could be worse if you wait.

Go...go now. Well, maybe not now, but go tomorrow first thing.

 

[rcyannacci]

Yeah, I agree. You should definitely get it checked out by a doc.

I broke my arm about 10 years ago, but I knew immediately...a piano fell on it! Sounds like a cartoon, I know, but you know what they say...truth is stranger than fiction.

 

[Piglet's Pal]

My DD broke her arm this past June right after school was out. I thought that it would have swelled and become bruised, but it didn't. The doctor told us that most fractures do not swell or bruise. She fractured her humerous, I'm glad I took her to the doctor.
I think you should have your arm checked out.
PP